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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reportedly conducting an extensive investigation into Polymarket, one of the world’s largest prediction market platforms, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has urged Congress to consider breaking up major technology companies like Apple following announcements that the company may raise prices on its phones and laptops due to processing chip shortages.

Outdoor retail giant REI Co-op has pulled an Instagram advertisement after massive consumer backlash, claiming Meta’s generative AI tools transformed a professional product photo into a bizarre image featuring a bicycle with handlebars at both ends.

OpenAI is leaning toward postponing its IPO until next year, according to three people involved in the company’s deliberations, marking a significant shift in strategy for the AI powerhouse.

Actor John C. Reilly blasted Elon Musk for warning about empathy exploitation, bizarrely claiming that conservatives don’t care about “human rights.”

Georgia is reportedly struggling to meet the growing water demands of AI data centers, as Atlanta planners urge operators to prioritize community needs and reduce consumption — even as water usage varies widely across facilities.

Anthropic has accused Chinese technology giant Alibaba of carrying out what it describes as the largest known attempt to extract its AI capabilities through a “distillation” attack.

Chinese tech titan Alibaba claims there is “no basis in fact or law” for the Pentagon to label it a “Chinese military company.”

Ford is acknowledging the challenges it faced with AI production and design systems after the automaker recently claimed the top spot in JD Power’s initial quality ranking for mainstream brands for the first time in 16 years. According to Ford, attempting to replace highly-skilled employees with AI-powered systems was a mistake.

Ferrari’s long-serving head of marketing has announced his departure from the luxury automaker just weeks after the unveiling of the company’s first electric vehicle sparked widespread criticism.

Two prominent Google AI researchers are just the latest experts preparing to depart for rival artificial intelligence Anthropic, according to individuals familiar with the situation. They join a roster of prominent AI names who have left Google for greener pastures this year.

Australia’s social media ban for under 16s has had little impact on teenagers’ scrolling habits, researchers said Thursday in one of the first evaluations of the world-leading measures.

Loyal gamers were outraged on Wednesday when Rockstar announced that the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI will be offering no physical copy.

Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly directed Meta to build a prediction market app that would compete with rapidly growing gambling sites like Polymarket and Kalshi.

SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son told shareholders on Wednesday that artificial intelligence remains in its early stages and any suggestion of a market bubble constitutes a “blasphemy against AI,” adding religious significance to SoftBank’s massive investments in AI companies like Sam Altman’s OpenAI.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has suspended an internal AI training initiative after sensitive employee data was inadvertently exposed across the entire company, according to internal screenshots obtained by Business Insider.

Shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX climbed five percent on Tuesday morning after briefly falling below its $150 debut price following several losing sessions that erased investors gains over its first week trading.

A small claims court in Colombia formally accepted a legal action this week against the Colombian national soccer team and two of its most popular players, Luis Díaz and James Rodríguez, in which an individual accuses them of “treason to the nation” in response to the existence of an artificial intelligence (AI) image of the players.

One in three students at the UC Berkeley School of Law are reportedly claiming to be disabled as “emotional disorders” skyrocket in general at the school. Critics say the students are gaming the system to gain an advantage in class.

Software giant Oracle disclosed in a regulatory filing that it has eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, representing nearly 13 percent of its workforce, as the software giant accelerates AI integration across its operations. 

Google has invested $75 million into the movie studio A24 to develop AI filmmaking tools and new AI-powered technologies. 

Still hurting over her massive loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton is now bashing the Electoral College.

Last year Netflix jumped head first into the world of podcasting and made big-dollar deals with a large number of media companies to host their shows, but a year later the streamer’s engagement numbers are still very low.

Pro-censorship group Newsguard is working to train AI models to fight misinformation, while rating Chinese state-owned media outlets as more reliable than American, center-right news outlets, according to a report.

The concept of building AI data centers in orbit has gained renewed momentum following SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO that raised over $85 billion and valued the company in the trillions. Elon Musk’s success and the massive pushback against AI data centers in rural and suburban communities has spurred competitors including Jeff Bezos to develop their own plans for space-based data centers

A Tesla Model 3 crashed into a residence in Katy, Texas, killing a 76-year-old grandmother who was inside the home. The driver claims he was using Elon Musk’s “Autopilot” software at the time of the crash.

Asbestos has been found in at least 1,000 wind turbines throughout the UK after components containing the banned substance were imported from China, sparking concerns about worker safety and prompting calls for a government investigation.

R&B artist SZA slammed Grammy-winning DJ and music producer Diplo and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform Suno, accusing them of exploiting of black artists and songwriters. “F**k these weird ass vultures,” the “Snooze” singer proclaimed.

Self-driving vehicle company Waymo has issued a recall affecting 3,871 autonomous robotaxis after a software defect caused vehicles to enter active highway construction zones at high speeds.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Ohio can enforce legislation requiring children under 16 to obtain parental consent before using social media platforms, marking a significant development in state-level efforts to regulate minors’ online activity.